Shareholders vote on Nelson Peltz and Bob Iger

Bob Iger poses with Mickey Mouse attends Mickey’s 90th Spectacular at The Shrine Auditorium on October 6, 2018 in Los Angeles. Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty Images Disney shareholders on Wednesday will settle a long-simmering proxy battle led by billionaire investor Nelson Peltz. Voters will decide whether the company’s board deserves another year together, … Read more

Disney board fight hinges on Vanguard, other institutional investors

Bob Iger and Nelson Peltz. CNBC In 2015, Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners was defeated in an activist campaign against chemical firm DuPont, largely because the top three institutional shareholders voted against his slate. Nearly a decade later, those same institutional investors — Vanguard, State Street and BlackRock — are the three largest shareholders in Disney. … Read more